[access-uk] Re: TEXTING WITH TALKS
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:02:41 +0100
Hi Ray,
To make texting even more persuasive, I have a program on my phone called
Mini GPS from Psiloc http://www.psiloc.com, which allows you to trigger
events based on cell-based location. So when you get to a location, say on
the train, you can trigger certain actions, such as making the phone alarm
you to tell you that we are there. One of those actions you can trigger is
an automatic text, which you have pre-written. So because I travel a lot on
the train, whin I reach Kings Cross, I have my phone automagically send a
text message to Angie that says "Be home in half an hour or so". Because of
possible delays, it then sends another text when I reach Knebworth, the
station before mine, that says "Five minutes", and so she gets an idea of
where I am, and with all the stuff going on in London, this is reassuring
for her at the moment <Smile>.
So what I am trying to say is that based on the location, not the time, my
phone automagically sends Angie SMS messages with progress reports of my
journey.
I also use it sometimes if my sister is picking me up from the station. It
throws her a text when I am a quarter of an hour away.
Now, with voice mail, this would be far more tedious to do, since for a
start, I can still be asleep on the train, while my phone is sending texts
in the background. But once my phone throws the final text, it also
triggers an alarm to wake me up <Smile>.
Is that persuasive?
All the best
--
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ray's Home
Sent: 15 July 2005 00:22
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: TEXTING WITH TALKS
Steve. One of the most coherent and persuasive posts yet on this subject.
I can imagine though that doing voice messages in a similar fashion when you
are out of range could be technically feasible, although that's unlikely to
actually be implemented. The much larger memory of phones would do it at
the sending end, modifications would be needed to bypass the voicemail
intro.
Fact is though that just now I cannot afford to get into Talks and the phone
to go with it just now.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: Steve <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Nutt
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:15 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: TEXTING WITH TALKS
Hi Ray,
One advantage is time. It's much quicker to write in the phone "Be home
late", than dialing up, waiting for someone to babble on their answering
machine for a minut eor o,s then leaving a voice message. Not only that, if
you don't have a signal, you can still write your text, still send it, and
once you are back in coverage range, the phone will automagically send the
message. Conversely, if you are out of coverage, how are you going to leave
a voice message?
All the best
--
Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users.
Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589
mobile: +44(0)7956 334938,
Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk <http://www.comproom.co.uk/>
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ray's Home
Sent: 14 July 2005 20:44
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: TEXTING WITH TALKS
Hi. I don't want to detract the practical help being given on texting and
Talks, and it may well be I'm missing something here, but what's the actual
advantage of texting, over say leaving a voice message? I am inclined to
think the latter is much more personal, and a damned sight easier. On
T-Mobile I pick up voice messages free; think the sender gets flieced a bit
though.
So, what's the deal? It must be more than its 'cool'.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: Steve <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Nutt uk] Re: TEXTING WITH TALKS
Hi Ian,
In my view, your blind friend is right. Once you get used to it, you will
probably never want to turn it off again, but it does take some getting used
to at first. But persevere with it, and it saves time, certainly.
All the best
--
Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users.
Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589
mobile: +44(0)7956 334938,
Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk <http://www.comproom.co.uk/>
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ian Macrae
Sent: 14 July 2005 11:21
Hi all,
I'm curious to know whether Vis prefer to use predictive texting or not when
using Talks enabled phones. Personally I don't use it at all but I have a
blind friend who swears by it claiming that it's much faster. Any thoughts?
Cheers now.
Ian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
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